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The following individuals have been honored for furthering the ideals of inclusion.
Inclusion means that ALL individuals are given equal opportunity to participate in the community. More specifically, individuals with special needs are participating alongside their typical peers.
2019 - 2020
Dylan Brown, a 2020 Braintree High graduate and 2019-2020 BHS Strives Student Intern
The Burchill Family (Kevin, Kristen, Deirdre, Libby, Maggie and Callie Burchill) - Kevin Burchill is the coach of the BHS Girls Varsity Hockey team
Sarah Hazell, fourth grade teacher at Flaherty School
Matthew Spink, chief Instructor at East Coast Martial Arts Academies and SPARKS Summer Enrichment Program instructor
2018
Julia Doherty, Braintree High 2018 Graduate, Former President of the Best Buddies program at BHS, organizer of Braintree’s own “Fancy Formal” and assistant coach for the Super Stars sports league
Joe Hubbard, volunteer at the Special Needs golf program at Braintree Municipal Golf Course
Melissa Ricci, Victoria Russo and the South Middle School Ambassadors Club – The Ambassadors seek to educate all students with their initiatives and commitment to including all students at South Middle School!
Christopher Kelly and Steve Zechello – Founders and coaches of the Commonwealth Football Club “Kick-N-It” Soccer League. This program allows all of its players, with varying abilities, to learn skills and sportsmanship in their own unique ways!
2017
Pam Ten Eyck, Former Braintree Public Schools Behavior Specialist and passionate supporter of ALL students and families in Braintree
Braintree Community Youth Center – Braintree Rotary Club founded the BCYC ten years ago with the intent of providing a safe, fun, and supervised environment for the youth of Braintree
Sue Frazier, one of the first faces everyone who enters Braintree High School sees
2nd grade boys soccer team Coach Adam Ringius and his assistant coaches Nick Faoro, David Ringius, Sr., and Christos Papaioannou and their team, Chris Anderson, Evan Anderson, Chris Faoro, Ned Fitzgerald, Patrick Grehan, Michael Mackay, Brendan Mcgonigle, Sokrat Pango, Foti Papaioannou and Adam Ringius, Jr. (A.J.)
Abigail “Abba” Yaney, an extraordinary senior at Braintree High School who has reinvented how the BHS yearbook is created to ensure all students are represented
2016
Bill Berman, passionate coach and baseball instructor
Nick Sarno, a Braintree High School senior and natural “includer” of all
Luca Silvestro, a four year old student at Braintree Integrated Preschool and his parents Lisa and Mike
Allison Young, an extraordinary 5th grader at Flaherty Elementary School
2015
2014-2015 Braintree High School “Best Buddies” Officers: Kathryn Barry, Maverick Lydon Shay, Melissa Madigan, Kerrin Norton and Caroline Tomasetta
Steve Connolly the Volunteer Coordinator at Braintree Municipal Golf Course
Jeff Timberlake, a Braintree Youth Basketball Girls Travel Director and Coach,
BHS Coach Steve Trocki, who is also a Special Education Teacher and Braintree Special Olympics Director
2014
Mary E. Flaherty Elementary School’s Entire 5th grade class
Dr. Mary Ford-Clark, BHS Psychologist and Super Saturdays Recreation Program Director
Amy Wallace Valle – Owner and Instructor at Amy’s Dance Dynamics in Braintree
2013
Doreen Brids, Braintree Special Services Out of District Coordinator
John Collier, Ed Fruth, Gerry Bouley, Derek Menadue, Jim Burke, Tom Walsh, Frank Morrissey, Braintree Boy Scout Troop 138 Leaders
Patrick Kwedor and Marina Ristuccia McHugh, Braintree South Middle School LINKS Program Staff
Mary Struzziero, Braintree Flaherty Elementary School Principal
2012
Braintree Special Services Staff member Noreen Devlin
Braintree High School Project Prove Teacher Mary Jane Farley
Braintree Martial Arts Center for Personal Development Owner, Ken Proctor and his staff: Jenn Eagan, Jeremy Mazzola and David Ringius
Braintree High School Project Prove Teacher Deanne Sullivan
Braintree High School Headmaster, David Swanton.
2011
Nancy Bucknam, a paraeducator at Braintree High School
Kerrie Doherty (a.k.a. “Coach Kerrie”), who started the Superstars sports league in Braintree,
John Hume, a parent and volunteer coach
Kevin Leahy, a Physical Education teacher at Flaherty
2010
St. Francis of Assisi Parish’s Religious Education program was honored including Fr. Kevin Sepe, Fr. Darrin Colorusso, Marge Donaher, Religious Education Director and Marie Manning, a religious education teacher
Kara Perkins at Alliance Rehabilitation Center in Braintree
Cathy Tomczyk, a member of the staff at Thayer Public Library
2009
Bob Beach, the Director of the Braintree Municipal Golf Course
Marilyn Seaver, a parent of two adult children with special needs
Tess Williams, a student at South Middle School
Donna Wise, a Special Education teacher at Flaherty
Each year, the committee receives so many wonderful nominations and although we are enlightened and moved by the many ways inclusion is working in our community, we sadly cannot recognize every single one. The committee encourages those who have submitted nominations that may have not been chosen to consider nominating a deserving member of our community again this year.
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